Health

A Mediterranean diet, rich in fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes and olive oil, scientifically recognized to protect the heart, the brain and prevent cancer, can also reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in humans , concludes a Spanish study published in the Journal of Urology . Spanish researchers have evaluated the anti-cancer virtues of the Mediterranean diet specifically on prostate cancer , the most deadly in men affecting 55,000 new patients...

The BRCA gene mutation, which prompted American actress Angelina Jolie to have her breasts removed, does not lead to higher mortality after a cancer diagnosis, according to a study released Friday. According to the American Cancer Society, women with the mutation (BRCA-1 or BRCA-2) have seven in ten chances of developing breast cancer before their 80s. According to the researchers who publish this study in The...

New UK research supports the idea that prolonged periods of sitting would be bad for health, revealing an association between too much sedentariness and the level of fat that surrounds the organs. The prolonged sedentary lifestyle favors the presence of internal fat. A team of NIHR researchers at the Leicester Biomedical Research Center looked at 124 subjects who were at high risk  for type 2 diabetes . They measured...

Luxturna, a medicine against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can progress to total blindness, will be sold for $ 850,000 in the United States, making it one of the most expensive treatments in the world. Luxturna is one of the most expensive medicines in the world. Luxturna, a medicine against hereditary degeneration of the retina that can progress to total blindness, will be sold for...

Addiction to selfies is now recognized by researchers as a whole new evil. This phenomenon is called "selfitis" and is a 2.0 plague for our mental health. When the passion of selfies can become a mental illness. Pouting pout, corner look, choice of his best profile, you're ready to take a picture. Or rather selfie if you want to be more precise. A snapshot of you by you. The word...

Food borne infections account for 1.5 million cases each year, including more than 17,000 hospitalizations and more than 200 deaths, according to an estimate released Tuesday. In France, about 70% of cases and food-related hospitalizations are due to Norovirus, Campylobacter and Salmonella bacteria. The study, published in the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin of the Public Health Agency France, estimates the annual number of cases with symptoms, hospitalized cases...

A recent study conducted by Inserm researchers shows that sustained intake of ibuprofen induces in young men sport hormone imbalance usually encountered in older men called "compensated hypogonadism". This situation results from the negative effects of ibuprofen on the production of testosterone, and on the production of two other testicular hormones. The sustained intake of ibuprofen induces in young men sport hormonal imbalance usually encountered in...

A promising molecule against Alzheimer's disease has not shown the expected effectiveness in a series of clinical trials whose results are published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The results of three clinical trials have been disappointing with this new molecule to improve cognition. Previous studies have suggested that idalopirdine from the Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck, could improve cognitive abilities in people with Alzheimer's already...

Nearly 7 in 10 people (68.9%) who smoke their first cigarette become, at least temporarily, daily smokers, suggests a meta-analysis published by British researchers who reviewed the data of about 215,000 Anglo-Americans. Saxon. Summary Analysis of smoking habits of over 200,000 people Results to weight Can the experience of a first cigarette lead to regular smoking? Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have been interested in...

According to a recent US study, mothers who took paracetamol six times or more early in their pregnancy are at risk of having girls with delayed language. This delay, however, does not affect boys. Taking paracetamol during pregnancy, especially early on, exposes unborn girls to delayed language. The paracetamol is one of the drugs consumed by the public to calm pain and fever . This medicine is better known as acetaminophen in the United...